The US Navy began to receive the first F / A-18 Super Hornet carrier-based fighters of the new Block-3 modification. reportedly, Boeing Announces First Two Aircraft.
ВМС США получили для проведения летных испытаний два многоцелевых палубных истребителя F/A-18 Super Hornet Block-3. Один самолет передан в одноместной версии “E”», второй – в двухместной “F”. Данные самолеты будут протестированы на пригодность к применению с борта авианосцев, будут протестированы новые боевые системы истребителей, пилоты ознакомятся с новым оборудованием. AT “испытательную” серию должны войти 4 самолета обеих версий. Все испытания пройдут на двух военно-морских базах: “Патаксент-Ривер” в штате Мэриленд и “Чайна Лэйк” in California.
О сборке первого самолета F/A-18 Super Hornet Block-3 в компании Boeing сообщили в начале мая этого года.
As previously reported, Super Hornet fighter creation and maintenance program began at 1995 year, was designed for 25 years and was supposed to end in 2020 year, when the fifth generation F-35 was to replace the F-18. However, the delay in the development of the latest fighter led to, that Boeing created a new version of the F-18 and in 2017 presented F / A-18 XT (Advanced Super Hornet), U.S. Navy F / A-18E / F Super Hornet Block-3. From the previous version of the fighter (Block-2) the new modification is distinguished by seven updates, of which two are secret and nothing is known about them.
The command of the U.S. Navy decided to upgrade the entire fleet of Super Hornet fighters to a new modification. Besides 21 Martha 2019 US Navy signs new construction contract with Boeing 78 New F / A-18 Super Hornet Block-3 Fighters, aircraft must arrive before 2022 of the year.
Recall, what was reported at the end of April this year, that Boeing supplied the US Navy with the latest F / A-18 Super Hornet Block-2 fighter .
